IGP orders restrictions of vehicular movement, reiterates ban on vip aides , escort and state security outfits for governorship and state assembly elections

 

Usman Baba, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has issued an order restricting vehicular traffic across the nation on March 18, 2023, the scheduled day of the elections for governors and state houses of assembly.

The directive does not apply to the Federal Capital Territory because there are no elections taking place there, according to CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the force's public relations officer, who announced this in a statement on Thursday. 

The ban, according to Adejobi, will be in effect from 12 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Following the upcoming gubernatorial and state assembly elections, which are set for March 18, 2023, the inspector general of police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, CFR, has ordered the restriction of all vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation from 12 am to 6 pm on election day in all states where elections will be conducted, with the exception of those on essential services like INEC officials, Electoral O This decision does not apply to the Federal Capital Territory because there is not an election taking place there, according to the statement.

"In a same vein, the IGP reiterates that during the election, no security assistants to VIPs or escorts may accompany their principals or politicians to polling places or centers for election collation. Also prohibited from taking part in election security administration are state-established and -owned security outfits/organizations, quasi-security units, and privately-owned guard and security outfits." Hence, the Inspector General of Police asks all citizens to uphold the law both during and after the elections, while also assuring them that all essential security measures have been put in place to ensure they can exercise their right to vote without interference.

In order to request an emergency security response, the general public is also urged to get in touch with the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters by calling 08033440189 (DIG Operations), 08033027731 (AIG FEDOPS), and 08034040439 (CP Elections), as well as through the "NPF Rescue Me App" for Android and iOS and the NPF Rescue Me Emergency Toll-Free Line on 08031230631.